UK sanctions list: what changed

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Where do these changes come from?

From the official lists themselves: the UK Sanctions List published by the FCDO on GOV.UK, the UN Security Council consolidated list, the EU consolidated financial sanctions list and the US Treasury’s OFAC lists. Every morning at 04:00 UTC we download each list and compare it with the day before. A name appears here on the day it first appeared in, or left, the published list.

Why is a listing shown as “re-issued”?

Sometimes a publisher withdraws a listing and publishes the same name again under a new reference, to correct it. That is shown once, as re-issued with its old and new reference, rather than as a removal and an addition.

Does a name here mean someone I deal with is sanctioned?

Not on its own. Many people share a name. Compare the listing’s details (date of birth, nationality, address, company number) with what you hold before relying on a match. The full listing is on the publisher’s page linked under each list.

What should a firm do if a client has just been added?

If you confirm a true match with the UK list, do not proceed, do not move the client’s money or assets, and report to OFSI as soon as practicable. Letting agents, estate agents, art market businesses and insolvency practitioners are among the “relevant firms” with that duty to report.

How can I check my own clients against these lists?

Run a sanctions check on each name: 99p a check, against all four lists, saved with a date for your records. Monitoring re-checks the people you save every day, so a client added to a list later is caught.